Carlos Grijalva
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Early postpartum opioids linked with persistent usage
Filling opioid prescriptions after giving birth raises the risk of prolonged use of the drugs in the following year. Read MoreDec 13, 2018
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Opioid use increases risk of serious infections
Opioid users have a significantly increased risk of infections severe enough to require treatment at the hospital, such as pneumonia and meningitis, as compared to people who don’t use opioids. Read MoreFeb 12, 2018
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Amoxicillin alone better choice for pediatric pneumonia: study
A combination of two antibiotics is often prescribed to treat community-acquired pneumonia in children, but a JAMA Pediatrics study is now showing that using just one of the two has the same benefit to patients in most cases. Read MoreNov 9, 2017
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VUSM student’s research poster lauded at international meeting
A Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) student recently received international recognition when his poster presentation at a major infectious diseases conference was voted the best from among 600 presenters and 1,500 attendees. Read MoreAug 4, 2016
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Study links opioids, infection risk for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Use of opioid analgesics is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for serious infections among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a Vanderbilt study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology. Read MoreNov 19, 2015
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Flu vaccine helps reduce hospitalizations due to influenza pneumonia: study
More than half of hospitalizations due to influenza pneumonia could be prevented by influenza vaccination, according to a study led by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read MoreOct 6, 2015
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Vanderbilt-led multi-center study looks at antibiotic choice for treating childhood pneumonia
New Vanderbilt-led research shows hospitals are doing a better job of using antibiotics less commonly associated with antibiotic resistance to treat children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Read MoreJun 22, 2015
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Flu boosts pneumococcal colonization
Influenza and parainfluenza infections – but not other respiratory viruses – increase the risk of acquiring pneumococcal bacteria, the most common cause of severe pneumonia. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Penicillin equally effective as ‘big gun’ antibiotics for treating less severe childhood pneumonia, Vanderbilt study shows
Children hospitalized for pneumonia have similar outcomes, including length of stay and costs, regardless of whether they are treated with “big gun” antibiotics such as ceftriaxone or cefotaxime or more narrowly focused antibiotics such as ampicillin or penicillin. Read MoreDec 9, 2013
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Autoimmune drugs don’t boost infection risk: study
A Vanderbilt study shows that a class of drugs used to treat autoimmune diseases does not increase the chance of hospitalization for serious infection. Read MoreNov 18, 2011